FROZEN came to ONCE UPON A TIME in the season 4 premiere, and while
Elsa didn’t fare too well in Storybrooke, the premiere offered up some
fun teases about what’s in store this season. I spoke with ONCE UPON A
TIME co-creator Eddy Kitsis about the path to meeting the author behind
the fairytale book, Regina’s set-back, and more…
There’s a fantastic tease that Regina is going to find the
author of the fairytale book. How will that play out this season, and
will that be an answer we get sooner versus later?
Edward Kitsis: That one’s a bigger arc. Some seeds that
were planted will be dealt with right away, and others will take a
longer journey. The end result is you will find out who wrote the book.
Is the author someone we’ve seen before?
EK: You’ll have to wait and see.
So far, with the exception of Elsa, the FROZEN characters are
contained to the flashbacks. Will we see any of them pop up in
Storybrooke?
EK: The flashbacks are a journey to find Anna, and where that takes them is what the first 11 [episodes] is about.
Elsa caused a bit of destruction, but didn’t really interact
with our characters. Who will she first come into contact with in a
meaningful way?
EK: It’s going to be Emma.
Did that dynamic play out the way you thought it might when you first anticipated bringing these characters together?
EK: It did. It definitely — I think we thought Elsa and Emma had a lot in common.
There was a great BEAUTY AND THE BEAST homage in the
premiere. What can you say about the decision to give them that dance
during their honeymoon?
EK: We realized we had never seen them dance, so what
would they do on their honeymoon? They’re going to dance. And that
scene, it just felt — it was a scene that everyone wanted, and we
finally got to it at the right moment.
Rumple and Belle may be newlyweds, but he’s keeping a number of secrets from her. What can you tease about what’s ahead?
EK: It’s going to play out complicated…Hopefully in a way that fans won’t expect.
What can you say about the balance the writers are trying to
strike with Regina? On one hand, she’s the Evil Queen, but at the same
time, there has been a significant amount of growth over the past few
seasons…
EK: It’s hard. I think who she is as a person always
remains. But what it is, is she’s growing. My favorite moment of the
premiere was when [Marian] said, “I guess you’re really not a monster.”
And Regina goes, “I guess I’m not.” It’s a surprise to herself. That’s
what I love about Regina: she surprises us. But at the same time, she’s a
queen, and she’s used to getting her way. And she’s used to playing
hardball. So that’s the balance. She may stick Sidney in the mirror, but
she gets what she wants.
Emma and Regina had a really beautiful scene near the end of the premiere –
EK: The FROZEN shot!
What can you say about where that dynamic is going this
season, especially as Emma is feeling guilty for her role in breaking up
Regina and Robin?
EK: We’re going to — their dynamic started with Regina
trying to get her out of town, and hating each other. And they’ve
obviously grown. And with Marian [in town], we’re going to explore how
Regina is going to recover from a broken heart. And we’re going to flash
back to Emma’s childhood, to young Emma.
Emma and Hook haven’t really defined what’s going on with
their relationship. Do you prefer to keep it that way, or will that
change?
EK: I think we just wanted it to be real. Emma, it’s
very hard to break her walls. And yeah, they had the kiss in the finale,
but why she’s holding back gets revealed.
As Snow and Charming deal with their new baby, will that be
their main focus for the earlier episodes? Or will there be some outside
trouble?
EK: Episode two is a very big Charming episode. About his life before Snow.
ONCE UPON A TIME airs Sundays at 8 PM on ABC.
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